A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...

A photograph of the BMG Entertainment building located at 1400 Eighteenth Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee. The historic castle-like structure was built in 1916 by the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic order that cared for thousands of...

An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. A cartoon portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United...

Pictured: Jim Varney (on right wearing cap) who is best known for his portrayal of “Ernest,” the spokesman for Purity Dairies, at the 1982 Courthouse Day hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. This civic event took place during the mayorship of Richard...

Pictured: Jim Varney (on right wearing cap) who is best known for his portrayal of “Ernest,” the spokesman for Purity Dairies, at the 1982 Courthouse Day hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. This civic event took place during the mayorship of Richard...

Pictured: Jim Varney, wearing a Purity Dairies cap, signing autographs for young fans at the 1982 Courthouse Day hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. Varney, a comedian and film star best known for his portrayal of “Ernest,” was a spokesman for Purity...

Pictured: Several people with Jim Varney (on right wearing a Purity Dairies cap) who is best known for his portrayal of “Ernest,” the spokesman for Purity Dairies, at the 1982 Courthouse Day hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. This civic event took...